Grade 2

This language course focuses on developing student communication skills in the target language, while learning about multiple strands of core curriculum content and global culture. Students will broaden their awareness, acceptance and understanding of cultural perspectives, products, and practices in Spanish-speaking countries. The language objectives in the course focus on providing students with opportunities to both extend and incorporate their prior knowledge of thematic vocabulary in the target language. Students will successfully communicate personal information about themselves, while making connections with other people in their classroom,community, and the world.

The New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards for World Language 7.1 are noted throughout this course. In World Language, the goals of the newly unified standard 7.1 appropriate to this proficiency level are met. The curriculum includes interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational tasks.

During the year, emphasis will be on developing language skills with interdisciplinary connections to Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, and Health topics that include (but are not limited to): geographical locations, traits of cultures, animals, physical characteristics, adjectives, and healthy eating. Short-term group and individual small projects, reading, writing, discussions, presentations, and cooperative learning are all elements of the program.